Front-month ULSD futures were down just over 3cts at $2.4095/gal and about 2.25cts above the lows of $2.387 from earlier in the day. Some of the downside in diesel can be profit-taking off a rally ...

Petroleum futures were trading higher ahead of midday Tuesday, led by gains in refined product contracts. Gasoline futures were up by about 1.4% at about 11:15 a.m. ET. The NYMEX August RBOB contract ...

Front Month Nymex Natural Gas for Aug. delivery lost 7.20 cents per million British thermal units, or 2.11% to $3.3400 per million British thermal units today --Down nine of the past 12 sessions ...

A deal between Chicago giant CME Group and The New York Mercantile Exchange to create a $40 billion futures trading powerhouse could be formally announced by early March, The Post has learned. The … ...

Nymex remains the dominant player, said Stephen Brown, energy economist for the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas, because “it has the contracts and the established relationships.

Brent and Nymex crudes are likely to retain their status as the world's two key oil benchmarks for the foreseeable future, despite concerns about their reliability that have prompted calls for a ...

The open-outcry trading floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in lower Manhattan will shut down after markets close Friday, the latest step in the inexorable shift toward electronic trading.

New York Stock Exchange chief John Thain has met several times with officials at the neighboring New York Mercantile Exchange about a possible merger, but the talks are very preliminary and a deal … ...

The NYMEX August West Texas Intermediate crude contract was 11cts higher at $68.04/gal, about 10cts below its morning high. The lightly traded September contract was up by 22cts to $66.71/bbl.